Privacy & data
TomaNote is offline-first and private by design: your notes never leave your device.
Where your notes live
Section titled “Where your notes live”- Notes and tabs are stored in your browser’s local storage (under the key
tabsData). - There are no accounts, no servers and no external data transmission.
- The app works offline, and an installed version (PWA) caches the app itself for offline use.
Limits to know
Section titled “Limits to know”- Browsers cap local storage at about 5 MB per origin. Very long notes, or many notes, could approach this limit.
- Clearing your browser’s site data (cache / storage) deletes your notes. There is no built-in export/import yet, so if you plan to clear data, copy important notes elsewhere first.
Keeping your notes safe
Section titled “Keeping your notes safe”- Don’t rely on TomaNote as the only copy of critical information.
- Keep a backup by copying note text to a file while the app is running.
- Avoid storing highly sensitive information — data lives locally, but a shared device is a shared risk.
License
Section titled “License”TomaNote is licensed under the GNU Affero General Public License v3.0 (AGPL-3.0).